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COMPOSERABRAHAM, PAUL
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PERFORMERFolks Operetta, Barrese
Abraham: Ball at the Savoy / Barrese, Chicago Folks Operetta
- Naxos
- July 9, 2021
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RELEASE DATEJuly 09, 2021
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UPC730099050371
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CATALOG NUMBER8660503-04
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LABELNaxos
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NUMBER OF DISCS2
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GENRE
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Prelude: Waltz: Ball at the Savoy
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Introduction: My dear Venezia bella Venezia! - Will you be true? (Chorus, Madeleine, Aristide)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Rose Guccione, Bridget Skaggs, Matt Dyson, Kingsley Day, Kurt Bender, Ron Watkins, Felicia Filip Burkovskiy, Katelyn Lee, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Gretchen Adams, Roxann Ferguson, Erich Buchholz, John Wesley Hughes, Ernie Cottrell, Alison Kelly, Gerald Frantzen
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act I Scene 1: Where are they? (Lily, Paulette, Hermence, René, Ernst)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Gretchen Adams, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Kurt Bender, John Wesley Hughes
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act I Scene 1: Sevilla: A toast to madame, a toast to Marquis! (Chorus, Madeleine, Aristide)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Rose Guccione, Bridget Skaggs, Matt Dyson, Kingsley Day, Kurt Bender, Ron Watkins, Felicia Filip Burkovskiy, Katelyn Lee, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Gretchen Adams, Roxann Ferguson, Erich Buchholz, John Wesley Hughes, Ernie Cottrell, Alison Kelly, Gerald Frantzen
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act I Scene 2: What a pleasure it is to see you all again (Aristide, Madeleine, René, Hermence, Paulette, Lily, Ernst, Archibald)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Gerald Frantzen, Alison Kelly, Kurt Bender, Gillian Hollis, Shawn Morgenlander, Gretchen Adams, John Wesley Hughes, Kingsley Day
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Act I Scene 2: There's only one lady for me - Duet: Without your love, where would I be? (Aristide, Madeleine)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Gerald Frantzen, Alison Kelly
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act I Scene 3: What a lovely garden (Lily, Paulette)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Gretchen Adams, Shawn Morgenlander
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Act I Scene 4: Who needs gin when I'm here! (Mustafa, Lily, Paulette, Hermence, Bébé)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Gretchen Adams, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Rose Guccione
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Act I Scene 4: My father, on the other hand - At Home along the Bosporus: Halla, halla, hai! (Mustafa, Lily, Paulette, Hermence, Bébé)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Gretchen Adams, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Rose Guccione
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act I Scene 5: Aristide! How was the honeymoon? (Mustafa, Aristide)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Gerald Frantzen
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Act I Scene 6: Hey, do you know who just pulled up outside? (Ernst)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: John Wesley Hughes
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Act I Scene 6: Hi everybody! I'm here! - Kangaroo: Nobody wants to do the foxtrot today (Daisy, René, Ernst, Lily, Paulette, Hermence, Bébé, Archibald)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Kurt Bender, John Wesley Hughes, Gretchen Adams, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Rose Guccione, Kingsley Day
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act I Scene 7: Daisy! When did you get here? (Aristide, Daisy, Mustafa, Madeleine)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Gerald Frantzen, Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Ryan Trent Oldham, Alison Kelly
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Act I Scene 8: Did you really cross the ocean just to see me? (Madeleine, Daisy)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Alison Kelly, Cynthia Fortune Gruel
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Act I Scene 8: What's it like to be newlyweds? - The Wedding Night: Duet: The very first thing I recall (Daisy, Madeleine)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Alison Kelly
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act I Scene 9: Mustafa, there's no time to waste (Aristide, Mustafa, Archibald)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Gerald Frantzen, Ryan Trent Oldham, Kingsley Day
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Act I Scene 10: Aristide, I'm so excited to have you all to myself tonight (Madeleine, Aristide, Mustafa, Daisy, Archibald)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Alison Kelly, Gerald Frantzen, Ryan Trent Oldham, Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Kingsley Day
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Act I Scene 11: I can't believe he's leaving me on our first night at home (Madeleine, Daisy)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Alison Kelly, Cynthia Fortune Gruel
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Act I Scene 11: An eye for an eye, a kiss for a kiss! - A Woman is Faithful, but Why?: A man doesn't have to be faithful (Madeleine)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Alison Kelly
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act I Scene 12: Ah, Miss Daisy, en grande toilette! (Mustafa, Daisy)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Cynthia Fortune Gruel
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Act I Scene 12: Duet: Mr. Brown and Lady Claire: Every night at the bar (Daisy, Mustafa)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Ryan Trent Oldham
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act I Scene 13: Finale: I'll have a ball at the Savoy! (Aristide, Archibald, Ernst, Mustafa, Radio Announcer, Bébé, Monsieur Albert, Madeleine, Lily, Paulette, Hermence)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Gerald Frantzen, Kingsley Day, John Wesley Hughes, Ryan Trent Oldham, Ernie Cottrell, Rose Guccione, Erich Buchholz, Alison Kelly, Gretchen Adams, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act II: Entrance Music
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act II Scene 1: Gentlemen, you won't believe who's here! - Entrance of Tangolita: Tangolita! (Maurice, René, Radio Announcer, Bartender, Archibald, Tangolita)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: John Wesley Hughes, Kurt Bender, Ernie Cottrell, Erich Buchholz, Kingsley Day, Bridget Skaggs
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act II Scene 1: Bella Tangolita: The fellas call me "Bella Tangolita" (Tangolita, Archibald, René, Bartender, Maurice, Radio Announcer)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Bridget Skaggs, Kingsley Day, Kurt Bender, Erich Buchholz, John Wesley Hughes, Ernie Cottrell
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act II Scene 2: To see all six of you here together… (Mustafa, Pomerol, Trude, Ilonka, Mizzi, Bessie, Lucia, Giulette)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Ron Watkins, Roxann Ferguson, Gretchen Adams, Katelyn Lee, Felicia Filip Burkovskiy, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis
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Act II Scene 2: We Turks are all 'polygamied' out - Turkish Kissing: Constantinople isn't a place (Mustafa, Lily, Paulette, Hermence, Bébé)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Gretchen Adams, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Rose Guccione
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act II Scene 3: Come out of retirement, Marquis? (Pomerol, Aristide, Mustafa, Maurice, Radio Announcer, Bartender, Madeleine)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Ron Watkins, Gerald Frantzen, Ryan Trent Oldham, John Wesley Hughes, Ernie Cottrell, Erich Buchholz, Alison Kelly
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Act II Scene 3: How could a man betray a woman of such beauty and charm? - Toujours L'amour: I was in love (Aristide, Madeleine)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Gerald Frantzen, Alison Kelly
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act II Scene 4: How did it go? (Mustafa, Aristide, Maurice, Célestin)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Gerald Frantzen, John Wesley Hughes, Matt Dyson
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Act II Scene 5: Where have you been, Mr. Mustafa? (Daisy, Mustafa)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Ryan Trent Oldham
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Act II Scene 5: Duet: Out on the Town: I've studied it every which way (Mustafa, Daisy, Ilonka, Trude, Giulette, Bessie, Mizzi)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Gretchen Adams, Roxann Ferguson, Gillian Hollis, Felicia Filip Burkovskiy, Katelyn Lee
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act II Scene 6: Oh, you've got it all wrong, Aristide (Tangolita, Aristide, Pomerol)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Bridget Skaggs, Gerald Frantzen, Ron Watkins
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Act II Scene 7: Room eight? With her? (Madeleine)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Alison Kelly
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Act II Scene 7: I Kiss As Well As Any Tangolita: It's in my blood (Madeleine)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Alison Kelly
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act II Scene 8: There's no time to lose (Madeleine, Célestin, Pomerol)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Alison Kelly, Matt Dyson, Ron Watkins
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Act II Scene 8: Reminiscence: Toujours L'amour (Madeleine)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Alison Kelly
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act II Scene 9: Séparée Scene: How charming! (Madeleine, Célestin, Pomerol, Aristide, Tangolita)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Alison Kelly, Matt Dyson, Ron Watkins, Gerald Frantzen, Bridget Skaggs
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act II Scene 9: Ladies dressed at the height of fashion (Chorus, Mustafa, Radio Announcer, Crowd, Daisy)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Ernie Cottrell, Rose Guccione, Bridget Skaggs, Matt Dyson, Kingsley Day, Kurt Bender, Ron Watkins, Felicia Filip Burkovskiy, Katelyn Lee, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Gretchen Adams, Roxann Ferguson, Erich Buchholz, John Wesley Hughes, Ryan Trent Oldham, Cynthia Fortune Gruel
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act II Scene 9: Niagara Fox: Here's the latest new craze (Daisy, Ilonka, Trude, Giulette, Bessie, Mizzi, Maurice, René, Pomerol, Radio Announcer, Archibald, Bébé, Bartender)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Gretchen Adams, Roxann Ferguson, Gillian Hollis, Felicia Filip Burkovskiy, Katelyn Lee, John Wesley Hughes, Kurt Bender, Ron Watkins, Ernie Cottrell, Kingsley Day, Rose Guccione, Erich Buchholz
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act II Scene 10: Bravo, Pasodoblé! (Mustafa, Daisy, Chorus)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Rose Guccione, Bridget Skaggs, Matt Dyson, Kingsley Day, Kurt Bender, Ron Watkins, Felicia Filip Burkovskiy, Katelyn Lee, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Gretchen Adams, Roxann Ferguson, Erich Buchholz, John Wesley Hughes, Ernie Cottrell
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act II Scene 10: What 'do' I like about you? - Why Am I in Love with You?: When women look at you my dear (Daisy, Mustafa, Chorus)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Ryan Trent Oldham, Rose Guccione, Bridget Skaggs, Matt Dyson, Kingsley Day, Kurt Bender, Ron Watkins, Felicia Filip Burkovskiy, Katelyn Lee, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Gretchen Adams, Roxann Ferguson, Erich Buchholz, John Wesley Hughes, Ernie Cottrell
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act II Scene 10: Madeleine's Confession: La, la, la… I am a more alluring senorita (Madeleine, Aristide, Tangolita)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Alison Kelly, Gerald Frantzen, Bridget Skaggs
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act II Scene 10: Finale: He Swore that He'd Be Faithful (Madeleine)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Alison Kelly
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act III: Entrance Music
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act III Scene 1: Melodrama: Unbelievable! The wife of the Marquis de Faublas would never do a thing like that (Archibald, Bébé)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Kingsley Day, Rose Guccione
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act III Scene 2: Bébé, where's my wife? (Aristide, Bébé, Archibald, Mustafa)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Gerald Frantzen, Rose Guccione, Kingsley Day, Ryan Trent Oldham
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Act III Scene 3: Reminiscence: I'll have a ball at the Savoy (Madeleine, Bébé, Aristide, Archibald)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Alison Kelly, Rose Guccione, Gerald Frantzen, Kingsley Day
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act III Scene 3: Take a Trip with Me to Alma-ata: One thing I know now (Madeleine, Mustafa)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Alison Kelly, Ryan Trent Oldham
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act III Scene 4: What's all the fuss about? (Daisy, Archibald, Mustafa)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Kingsley Day, Ryan Trent Oldham
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Act III Scene 4: Why Am I in Love with You? (reprise) (Mustafa, Daisy)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Cynthia Fortune Gruel
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Act III Scene 5: Is everything packed? (Madeleine, Bébé, Daisy)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Alison Kelly, Rose Guccione, Cynthia Fortune Gruel
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Act III Scene 6: Madame, the attorney has arrived (Archibald, Madeleine, Célestin, Daisy)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Kingsley Day, Alison Kelly, Matt Dyson, Cynthia Fortune Gruel
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Act III Scene 7: So, you're Maitre Levy's representative? (Aristide, Célestin, Madeleine, Daisy, Mustafa)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Gerald Frantzen, Matt Dyson, Alison Kelly, Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Ryan Trent Oldham
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Act III Scene 8: Thank you (Célestin, Mustafa, Aristide, Daisy)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Matt Dyson, Ryan Trent Oldham, Gerald Frantzen, Cynthia Fortune Gruel
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Act III Scene 9: What a fine young man (Mustafa, Daisy, Aristide, Madeleine, Archibald)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Performer: Ryan Trent Oldham, Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Gerald Frantzen, Alison Kelly, Kingsley Day
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Act III Scene 9: Postlude: Oh, why am in in love with you (Daisy, Madeleine, Mustafa, Aristide, Chorus)
Composer: Paul Abraham
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Operetta
Performer: Cynthia Fortune Gruel, Alison Kelly, Ryan Trent Oldham, Gerald Frantzen, Rose Guccione, Bridget Skaggs, Matt Dyson, Kingsley Day, Kurt Bender, Ron Watkins, Felicia Filip Burkovskiy, Katelyn Lee, Shawn Morgenlander, Gillian Hollis, Gretchen Adams, Roxann Ferguson, Erich Buchholz, John Wesley Hughes, Ernie Cottrell
Conductor: Anthony Barrese
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Hungarian composer Paul Abrahám enjoyed huge success across Europe with his ‘jazz operettas’, not least in Weimar Berlin where his works scored for an orchestra augmented by a jazz band caused a sensation. Ballim Savoy (‘Ball at the Savoy’) has a plot reminiscent of Die Fledermaus and its variety of influences, some European and some reflective of contemporary American popular song, won the kind of acclaim only equaled by Franz Lehár. The premiere, which took place in December 1932, was for some the last major cultural event of Weimar Germany.
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